The Truth About The Theory That Harvard Is Only Good At Basketball Because It Lowered Academic Standardshttp://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-academic-standards-basketball-2013-3/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:12:54 -0400Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/514f7b2069bedd2a3d00000bianhSun, 24 Mar 2013 18:16:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514f7b2069bedd2a3d00000b
Of course BI shows a picture of a white player when the story is about lowered standards. I don't think they lowered standards for the whites guys.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c6a806bb3f7227d000002elvismannFri, 22 Mar 2013 10:28:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c6a806bb3f7227d000002
Luke Russert went to Boston College, which is hardly an academic powerhouse....2nd tier at best. Plus, BC, Duke, etc. all give athletic scholarships. That's a huge difference vs. the Ivys.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c643feab8ea001d000029crusader70Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:01:35 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c643feab8ea001d000029
Forget about Harvard's minor compromises. The U.S. is the only country in the world to have turned its institutions of higher learning into semi-professional sports franchises. And Americans don't even notice. Strange country.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c609069beddb20c00001dBeltway GregFri, 22 Mar 2013 09:45:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c609069beddb20c00001d
The ability to bounce a ball is one of Gardner's Intelligences as is the ability to juggle multiple orders at Starbucks. Harvard isn't lowering its standards, it has merely started to recognize the uniquenesses that we as humans possess. If you can't write a paper or read the ability to play a video game can easily be substituted for those old modalities of reading and writing and mathematics. Even those terms are outdated. Harvard has actually elevated itself by recognizing diversity. Next year they're going to feature courses on Meth Production, the hierarchical structure of gangs, and the cultural relevance of Honey Boo-Boo. Also, per Professor Cornel West's request, if you can't write you'll be able to rap your answers.
Go ahead brush your shoulders off, Harvard is pimps too.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c5f046bb3f70965000026datruthFri, 22 Mar 2013 09:39:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/514c5f046bb3f70965000026
I'm not sure that is a bad thing. It means kids who otherwise wouldn't get a Harvard education can now get one. And they don't have to settle for Duke.